Amuse-bouche:

I’m bored, so I’m gonna go chug some water and then keep sipping a little bit here and there until I can sit on the toilet and keep a constant stream of pee flowing.

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Today’s Wonderful Word: “skullduggery.”

Definition: mean dishonesty or trickery.

Alternative definition: “Skullduggery” can also refer to an instance of dishonest behavior.

Etymology: “Skullduggery” is an Americanism dating back to 1865–70. It’s a variant of sculduddery, a Scots word meaning “obscenity.”

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Happy Belated Halloween, everybody.

Sorry for the amuse-bouche today. This is the type of thing I tend to think about occasionally. 

I wanted to be Bomb Voyage from The Incredibles this year, but I decided against it. 

“Oui et ta tenue est complètement ridicule !“

Halloween is a bit odd if you stop and think about it. Like Christmas, it’s become a commercialized holiday that ignores certain pagan origins. That’s all fine, I guess. At least Halloween fun if you do it right. I don’t mind being scared from time to time, but I don’t want to get involved with anything that will continue to scare me when I no longer want the adrenaline rush. I mean, there’s a lot of power in large gatherings and in the accumulation of emotions and in the act of passing out candy and in thousands of people disguising themselves and roaming about in the cover of night. I’m not superstitious but I am a little stitious. We just need to be careful is all. And enjoy it for what it is now and not what it was or what it could be. 

Halloween is about entertainment. Horror films and spooky music and haunted houses and all that jazz. Watch the Thriller music video by Michael Jackson and call it a night if you want. Ultimately, beware of skullduggery on the night of tricks and treats. You don’t wanna be on the receiving end of some age-ole skullduggery now.

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Answer to Saturday’s riddle:

3) Jacob Alan Keegan Edwards. Explanation: the initials spell out a nickname for the persons first name. J. A. K. E. = Jake, short for Jacob.